Definition of VERMIFUGE

vermifuge

Meanings

Plural: vermifuges

Noun

  • a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
  • A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.

Adj

  • Acting as a drug to cause the expulsion or death of intestinal worms.

Origin / Etymology

Attested since about 1720, from Latin vermis (“worm”) + fugāre (“to cause to flee”). Compare -fuge.

Scrabble Score: 18

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Words With Friends Score: 22

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